Tom Kazanski

Tom "Iceman" Kazanski (1959-) was a naval aviator of the US Navy who was the top of his class in Top Gun in 1986.

Biography
Tom Kazanski was born in 1959 and joined the naval aviation wing of the US Navy, joining the elite Top Gun school under the callsign "Iceman". Kazanski flew with Ron "Slider" Kerner, and the two of them were known for being cocky. Kazanski was at first the rival of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, competing with him for the plaque signifying the top student of the class. He won the prize, but he earned immense respect for Mitchell after his friend Nick "Goose" Bradshaw's death and after Mitchell saved him during the rescue mission of SS Layton from hostile waters.